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Why the Three Gorges Group became the world’s largest hydropower development and operation enterprise——
State-owned enterprise reform activates new momentum for development
Guangming Daily reporter Li Ruichen
Starting from Zhapo Fishing Port in Yangjiang, Guangdong, after more than 3 hours by boat, the appearance of the first one million kilowatt-class offshore wind power project in China, the Three Gorges Yangjiang Shapa Offshore Wind Farm, has gradually become clear.
On the blue water of the South China Sea, wind turbines with a height of 100 meters are turning in the wind, continuously delivering electricity to thousands of households. Recently, a good news came from this offshore wind farm: As of March 25, the Three Gorges Yangjiang Shapa Offshore Wind Farm has safely produced 1 billion kWh of clean electricity.
By the end of 2021, both controllable installed capacity and clean energy installed capacity will exceed 100 million kilowatts, and clean energy accounts for 96%, maintaining the highest international credit rating for 6 consecutive years… Today, China Three Gorges Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Three Gorges Group”) It has become the world’s largest hydropower development and operation enterprise and China’s largest clean energy group, and has been rated A in the performance evaluation of central enterprises for 14 consecutive years.
We need vitality from reform, and we need power from reform. Since the implementation of the three-year reform of state-owned enterprises, the Three Gorges Group has dared to bite the “hard bones” and “deep water”, and has always promoted high-quality development with high-quality reforms, and played an exemplary role in deepening the reform of state-owned enterprises.
The Three Gorges Yangjiang Project is the first offshore wind power project in China to be developed on a large scale.Profile picture
Independent innovation to climb the peak of science and technology
The Jinsha River roars all the way down from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The natural terrain gap not only creates the majestic mountains and rivers on both sides of the river, but also breeds the world‘s largest clean energy corridor.
Baihetan Hydropower Station is a rising star in this corridor. In June 2021, the first units of Baihetan Hydropower Station, the world‘s second largest hydropower station invested and constructed by the Three Gorges Corporation, were put into operation to generate electricity. The 16 million-kilowatt hydro-generator units with the largest single-unit capacity in the world are the pinnacle of hydropower in the world.
The galloping rivers converge into majestic energy. One unit of Baihetan Hydropower Station rotates for one hour, which can supply about 500,000 families of three with electricity for one day. Complementing the power generation is the huge emission reduction benefit. After all the units of Baihetan Hydropower Station are put into operation, it can save about 19.68 million tons of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 51.6 million tons every year.
“It is necessary to serve major national strategies, assist the optimization and structural adjustment of the state-owned economy, and strive to implement the ‘two wings’ of clean energy and ecological protection of the Yangtze River.” Lei Mingshan, chairman and party secretary of the Three Gorges Group, said that high-quality reforms promote high-quality development, It is very important to deepen the reform of the scientific and technological system and mechanism and win the battle of core technologies.
The public selection by “revealing the list and taking command” is an important reform measure of the Three Gorges Corporation to serve the country’s major strategies and achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement.
As early as 2013, Sun Minglun, a professor-level senior engineer of Baihetan Engineering and Construction Department, took on the research task of applying low-heat cement concrete in the whole dam of Baihetan and Wudongde through the method of “revealing the list and taking command”.
In 2015, “Sun Minglun Innovation Studio” focusing on low-heat cement technology was established at the Baihetan construction site. After more than 1,500 days and nights of hard work, in May 2021, Sun Minglun and his team witnessed the construction of the Baihetan Dam, which was poured with low-heat cement concrete, to the top.
“It is necessary to give full play to the leading and leading role of major national projects, and lead my country’s hydropower industry to make a historic leap from following and running to leading through innovation and breakthroughs in key core technologies,” said Wang Zhilin, director of the Baihetan Engineering Construction Department of the Three Gorges Group.
In recent years, the Three Gorges Group has comprehensively deepened the reform of the system and mechanism of scientific and technological innovation, played a leading role in the source and demand of original technology, and promoted the industry to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement. “From the Three Gorges Project to Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station to Wudongde, Baihetan Hydropower Station, and the current major projects such as offshore wind power, the Three Gorges Group has always focused on the key technologies of industry development, and promoted the construction and operation of my country’s large-scale hydropower and wind power equipment manufacturing industries. The core capabilities of the company quickly entered the forefront of the world.” Lei Mingshan said.
Activate the “A Pond of Spring Water” for the entrepreneurship of officers
At the Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station at the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan, the employees of the maintenance plant of Yangtze Power, which is owned by the Three Gorges Group, are controlling the maintenance equipment of Xiangjiaba flood discharge channel. This set of equipment was developed by the team led by Wan Gang, Director of Hydraulic Engineering of the Production Management Department of Changjiang Electric Power Maintenance Plant.
In the past, the inspection and maintenance of the flood discharge channel of Xiangjiaba Hydropower Station was carried out by manually building scaffolding, which has a long operation cycle and high risks. To this end, Wan Gang led the team to propose 7 design schemes in 4 years, and finally successfully developed the mobile maintenance equipment for the large-slope runner of the hydropower station, which greatly reduced the operation time and risk of the maintenance of the flood discharge runner of the hydropower station.
From a “newcomer” in the maintenance plant, he has gradually grown into a maintenance expert in the field of hydraulic engineering. Behind the story of Wan Gang’s success is that the Three Gorges Group has always attached importance to the cultivation and construction of an expert talent team, and constantly improved the company’s expert management system. In Yangtze Power alone, there are more than 70 company experts like Wan Gang, which greatly stimulates the enthusiasm of employees to study professional and technical skills.
Along the “first dam of the Yangtze River” Gezhouba up the river, there are 5 world-class giant cascade hydropower stations including the Three Gorges, Xiangjiaba, Xiluodu, Baihetan and Wudongde. In recent years, the large hydropower business of the Three Gorges Group has been continuously expanded from Yichang, Hubei to the Jinsha River area where conditions are relatively difficult. How to motivate more cadres and employees to take the initiative to work in remote front lines has become a practical problem that needs to be solved urgently.
“We follow the principle of ‘upstream is higher than downstream, frontline is higher than the headquarters’, etc., to reasonably widen the income gap between the Yichang region where the headquarters of Yangtze Power is located and the upstream Jinsha River region, the headquarters department and the front-line employees of the production unit at the same level, so that the income of the employees will be more difficult. The region is inclined and the market is inclined.” Ma Zhenbo, Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice Chairman of Yangtze Power, introduced that now, the enthusiasm of cadres and employees to take the initiative to go to difficult areas and the grass-roots front line to seek business and start a business has increased significantly.
In July 2021, exciting news came from the west coast of Guangdong. With the stable connection between the hub and the engine room at high altitude, the world‘s first typhoon-resistant floating offshore wind turbine – “Three Gorges Leader”, which was developed by the Shanghai Survey and Design Institute (hereinafter referred to as “Shanghai Institute”) under the Three Gorges Group, was officially launched. Complete the wind turbine hoisting.
At this moment, in addition to the connection between the hub and the engine room, the job bonus incentive mechanism and the innovation achievements of scientific and technological talents have also achieved a perfect connection.
In 2017, China Three Gorges Group selected Shanghai Institute as a pilot enterprise for implementing post dividend incentives, and determined the post dividend incentive amount based on the contribution of the motivated personnel in the company’s business development, scientific and technological innovation, and transformation of scientific and technological achievements. “After the implementation of post bonus incentives, the innovation enthusiasm of Shanghai Institute’s technical staff and management personnel continued to rise, and ‘heavyweight’ scientific and technological innovation achievements were frequently unveiled.” said the relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Institute.
Reform, wrinkle a pool of spring water. As a market player, the Three Gorges Group has gradually explored and formed the Three Gorges Model of three institutional reforms in recent years, which is marked by a rowing-style cadre management system, a lean labor mode, and a team-based salary incentive mechanism. Lei Mingshan said that its main feature is to adapt to the needs of socialized large-scale production of major national projects, highlight strategic orientation, team orientation and value orientation, so that personal goals and organizational goals are highly compatible, cadres and workers and the development of the enterprise share weal and woe, and it is firmly established in the form of a system. Build a community of responsibility, development and destiny.
Baihetan Hydropower Station.Photo by Xie Lei/Guangming Pictures
“Big Party Building” Leads Big Projects
Standing between mountains and valleys, Wudongde Hydropower Station has a total installed capacity of 10.2 million kilowatts and an average annual power generation of 38.91 billion kilowatt-hours. project.
In the construction of such a grand project as Wudongde Hydropower Station, it is not easy to do a good job in the project site management and scheduling. Construction resources on the construction site are tense, competing with each other, and the contradiction between supply and demand is prominent; when different units and different types of work are operated, the connection is not smooth, which affects Project construction progress…
“During the peak construction period, there were as many as 12,000 construction workers on site, and there were 14 participating units.” Yuan Tingmin, secretary of the Party Committee of the Three Gorges Group Wudongde Engineering Construction Department, said, “We signed contracts with all parties involved in the construction, not affiliated. Relationships are more difficult to manage.”
In order to twist the strength of many construction personnel and construction units into a single rope, the Party Committee of the Three Gorges Group Wudongde Engineering Construction Department quickly clarified the work idea. “We must strengthen the leadership of party building, carry out joint party building, and give full play to the strong organizational and mobilizing power of the party organization.” Yuan Tingmin said. Subsequently, the innovative model of “big party building in the construction area” was gradually rolled out in the construction of Wudongde and other projects.
What should I do if the concrete punching efficiency is low and the mixing building is not feeding smoothly? A concrete pouring site support team was established, with members from the Ministry of Construction, supervision and construction units, and the efficiency was greatly improved; in order to solve the technical difficulties of large water inlet height span and high concrete silo strength, a branch of the Wudongde Engineering Construction Department organized to participate in the project. The construction parties researched and proposed innovative solutions, and finally the speed of concrete warehousing was increased by nearly 3 times…
“With the joint party building, the completion of the project on schedule will have organizational guarantee. We really feel on the front line that the party building is productive and can stimulate potential.” Nie Wenjun, deputy secretary of the party branch of the Wudongde Construction Bureau of the Sixth Hydropower Bureau emotion.
Under the leadership of the party flag, the grass-roots party organizations in Wudongde and Baihetan, which are affiliated to the Three Gorges Construction Work Party Committee, used the method of “big party building in the construction area” to closely unite all parties involved in the construction under the common goal of building a great power in the new era. The party’s political advantage has been transformed into a competitive advantage and an inexhaustible driving force for the reform and development of enterprises.
300-meter-level extra-high arch dam is earthquake-proof and earthquake-resistant, low-heat concrete high-strength pouring construction, manufacturing and installation of 1 million kilowatt-class hydro-generator units… Now, during the construction of Wudongde and Baihetan projects, a number of technologies in the field of hydropower engineering have been realized Innovate and solve a series of world-class problems.
Adhering to the party’s leadership and strengthening party building are the “root” and “soul” of state-owned enterprises. “Strengthening the party’s leadership and party building is an important magic weapon for the Three Gorges Group to promote reform and development.” Lei Mingshan said, we will institutionalize and standardize the “joint party building”, and promote it to all business sectors of the group to promote party building work and production. The in-depth integration of operations provides a strong guarantee for promoting the three-year action of state-owned enterprise reform, and forms a good situation in which party building work and reform and development go hand in hand and resonate at the same frequency.
“Guangming Daily” (April 06, 2022 Edition 05)
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